Production of Base Chemicals & Commodity Polymers - Blended Learning
PETRO-EN-B
This course offers a combination of online and face-to-face training sequences
Who should attend?
This course provides a technical information of the main processes used to produce olefins and aromatics along with a comprehensive information on polymers and polymerization processes, and technologies available mainly in the polyolefins field.
Public :
Professionals, in the oil or petrochemical industry, interested in olefins, aromatics and polymers processes.
Specifically for engineers and technical staff who are beginners in this industry, as well as subcontractors, traders, etc.
Level :Knowledge
Prerequisite :
To fulfill at least one of the following criteria:
to have 3 months of proven professional experience in the refining or petrochemical industry,
or to have followed a training course orientated to introduction to the petrochemical environment.
Hydrocarbon groups and composition of petroleum products.
Crude oil impurities.
Module 2 - DISTILLATION PROCESS
Flash of a hydrocarbon mixture.
Principles of continuous distillation.
Industrial features of the distillation process.
Module 3 - INTRODUCTION TO CATALYSTS
Catalytic action.
Industrial applications.
Catalytic reactors examples.
Module 4 - POLYMERS
Introduction to polymers.
Polyethylene.
Polypropylene.
CLASSROOM TRAINING (4 days)
STEAMCRACKING & TREATMENT OF THE CUTS PRODUCED
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Duration : 1.75 Days
Steamcracking:
Implementation of cracking reactions: furnaces, quench systems, primary separation.
Yields, operating variables affecting the severity of treatment, influence of the feedstock nature.
Compression and purification of the cracked gases:
Implementation of compression.
H2S and CO2 removal by caustic washing.
Gas drying by adsorption.
Cooling: propylene and ethylene chilling cycles, cold box.
Separation and treatment of steam cracker effluents:
Steamcracker effluent separation train, main characteristics and purifications of the cuts: selective hydrogenations of acetylene from the C2 cut, of propyne and propadiene from the C3 cut, removal of carbon monoxide.
Treatments of the C4 cut: production of 1,3- butadiene, recovery of isobutene from raffinate, upgrading of 1-butene in raffinate 2…
Upgrading of pyrolysis gasoline production of motor fuels, benzene and other aromatics recovery.
Alternative olefins production.
PRODUCTION OF AROMATICS
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Duration : 0.5 Day
Analysis of the catalytic reforming process, implementation of the catalyst, yields, operating variables.
Treatment of cuts produced in those transformation processes:
Aromatics and non-aromatics separation processes: liquid-liquid extraction, extractive distillation.
Aromatics separation processes: distillation, adsorption, crystallization, application to paraxylene.
Aromatic complex arrangement. Highlighting of the aromatic loop.
CATALYTIC CRACKING FCC
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Duration : 0.25 Day
Analysis of FCC process: nature of the feedstock, implementation of the catalyst and principle of reactor and regenerator set.
Composition and treatment of cracked gases.
Modification of the process for maximization of light cuts C3 & C4 production.
FCC dedicated processes for maximizing the production of C3 and C4 light olefins.
ON PURPOSE PROPYLENE PROCESSES
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Duration : 0.25 Day
Technical-economic context.
Processes for metathesis, propane dehydrogenation (PDH), methanol to olefins (MTO and MTO-OCP) and methanol to propylene (MTP), light olefin cracking (LOC).
Comparison of technologies - Selection criteria.
POLYMER PRODUCTION - ASSOCIATED PROPERTIES
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Duration : 0.5 Day
Type of reaction and basic characteristics of polymer reactions: polyaddition, polycondensation, heat of reaction, activation mode, etc.
Different arrangements of monomer building blocks in polyaddition: atactic, syndiotactic or isotactic polymers; random; block; graft polymers and others.
Relationship between end uses implementation and main polymer properties. Impact on properties.
Main tests used to get polymer characterization: melt index, viscosity index, etc. Test signification, relationship with polymer structure.
POLYMERIZATION IMPLEMENTATION - MAIN COMMODITY PLASTIC PROCESSES
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Duration : 0.75 Day
Techniques implemented to produce polymers: solution, bulk, emulsion, suspension, gas phase techniques.
Advantages and drawbacks of those different techniques consequences on processes implementation.
Examples applied to main processes used to manufacture major thermoplastics: polyethylenes (PE), polypropylenes (PP), polystyrenes (PS) and polyvinylchloride (PVC).
Flow charts and principles of processes. Some common and average operating conditions.
Influence of operating parameters (temperatures, pressures, monomers ratio and proportion of any chemicals involved in the reaction) regarding the quality of polymer obtained.
Some pretreatments of polymers outside the reactor before the transformation step.
Learning Objectives
Attendees will be able to implement the following skills:
Describe the origins and main uses of petrochemical bases: Ethylene, propylene, butadiene, benzene, para-xylene,
list the main units producing these 5 bases.
Ways & Means
This course can be adapted for distance learning.
Detailed course material.
Pictures of main equipment and samples.
Learning assessment
Quiz.
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Additional information :This training is available in French. This training is carried out in Blended Learning:
- 1st step: e-learning, composed of four modules, realized individually and previously by the participants via the LMS IFP Training.
- 2nd step: session carried out in classroom with all participants.
Coordinator :IFP Training instructors, with expertise in the field and trained in modern teaching methods adapted to the specific needs of learners from the professional world.
To French entities : IFP Training is referenced to DataDock ; you may contact your OPCO about potential funding.
Please contact our disabled persons referent to check the accessibility of this training program : referent.handicap@ifptraining.com
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